Single Source Procurement Documentation

Pursuant to New York State Finance Law Section 163(10)(b), the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services posts summaries of single source procurement contracts. A list of current single source procurement contracts falling under New York State Finance Law Section 163(10)(b) is below.

July 1, 2009 - The Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), on behalf of the Integrated Justice Advisory Board (IJAB) agencies including Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives (DPCA), the Division of Parole (DOP), and the Department of Correctional Services (DOCS), has entered into a single-source contract with Northpointe Institute for Public Management, Inc. (Northpointe) for software and services related to the COMPAS offender risk and need assessment system. A key objective of IJAB is to deliver applications and information to all users through a single, integrated portal, ensuring uninterrupted operations and facilitate data sharing and streamlined communications for all users within New York State.

In line with this objective, the IJAB is proposing to procure an enterprise license to provide statewide access to the COMPAS software application, and to the data stored within the COMPAS software application through the IJAB portal in order to achieve the Re-entry vision of a single, integrated risk/needs assessment system for use by all the offender supervision agencies in New York.

December 1, 2008 - The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services intends to contract with Policy Research Associates, Inc. of Delmar, NY to develop and present a Police Summit/Mental Health Conference Program pursuant to its discretionary authority under State Finance Law Section 163(6). Policy Research Associates, Inc. has developed a unique program to integrate mental health solutions within the police planning process for tactical and first responder activity which is not otherwise available. Interested parties may contact the DCJS Procurement Officer, Ms. Kimberly Szady to discuss this opportunity.

In particular, Executive Order No. 6 requires that agencies report information regarding Qualified Personal Services Contracts (QPSCs) to a Task Force and on their agencies’ websites. A QPSC is any new, renewed, or amended State agency contract with any non-State entity pursuant to State Finance Law §163 or §136-A, under which:

The contract was approved on or after August 4, 2008;

The agency believes that a majority of the costs of the contract are attributable to compensation of the contractor's personnel; and

The agency can reasonably anticipate it will incur costs for the personnel service component of $1 million or more over any twelve-month period.

DCJS will make available any contract listed below upon request, for which the agency may charge a reasonable cost for copying.

Below is information regarding all Division contracts that meet the criteria described above:

Contract Number

Total Contract Value

Contractor

Reasons for Entering into Contract

CM00915

$2,784,000

Keane, Inc.

This contract is necessary to ensure public health and safety.

Information Technology Services for Technology and System Integration: to secure consulting services for Technology & System Integration on an as needed basis to support numerous active projects for New York criminal justice systems integration. This project requires specialized skill sets not readily available from State employees. Short-term consultants will be required to complete this necessary project.

CMS664D

$11,223,608

Unisys Corporation

This contract is necessary to ensure public health and safety.

Legacy System Renewal Project: To secure consulting services develop and implement new java-based systems to facilitate the migration of the outdated systems and functionality off the Unisys mainframe and onto the new Integrated Justice Portal architecture. This project requires specialized skill sets not readily available from State employees. Consulting services will be required to complete this necessary project.

CM00903

$2,784,000

Unisys Corporation

This contract is necessary to ensure public health and safety.

Information Technology Services for Programming: to secure consulting services for Programming on an as needed basis to support numerous active projects for New York criminal justice systems integration. This project requires specialized skill sets not readily available from State employees. Short-term consultants will be required to complete this necessary project.

CM00906

$1,392,000

Unisys Corporation

This contract is necessary to ensure public health and safety.

Information Technology Services for Management and Analysis: To secure consulting services for Management and Analysis on an as needed basis to support numerous active projects for New York criminal justice systems integration. This project requires specialized skill sets not readily available from State employees. Short-term consultants will be required to complete this necessary project.

CM00913

$2,784,000

Science Applications International Corp

This contract is necessary to ensure public health and safety.

Information Technology Services for Technology and Systems Integration: To secure consulting services for Technology and Systems Integration on an as needed basis to support numerous active projects for New York criminal justice systems integration. This project requires specialized skill sets not readily available from State employees. Short-term consultants will be required to complete this necessary project.

CMT143K

$3,406,800

GCOM

This contract is necessary to ensure public health and safety.

JAVA Websphere Portal Project: to secure consulting services to work on the JAVA/Websphere Portal Project, requires specialized skill sets not readily available from State employees. Short-term consultants were required to complete this necessary program.